Maui and the fire goddess

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Title

Maui and the fire goddess

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Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

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Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Description

colour linocut 330 x 255 mm - Mahuika is a Māori fire deity who was married to Auahitūroa. Together, they had five children who were named after the five fingers on a hand. In Mervyn Taylor’s print, the goddess’s fiery hands loom over a creature that is part human and part bird. The hybrid being is Maui, a main protagonist and trickster in Māor...

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Date created

1952

Creator

E Mervyn Taylor

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